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Definition of unsightly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unsightly

adjective
 
/ʌnˈsaɪtli/
 
/ʌnˈsaɪtli/
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  1. not pleasant to look at synonym ugly
    • an unsightly scar
    • unsightly factories
    Extra Examples
    • She had unsightly red blotches on her face.
    • There were unsightly marks on the walls caused by damp.
    • It was an area of unsightly derelict buildings.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnsightly is used with these nouns:
    • birthmark
    • blemish
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See unsightly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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